Roper Asks Community to Support Carnes Crossroads Facility

Roper St. Francis Healthcare issued a letter to community members in the Goose Creek area this holiday season, seeking support for .

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Two years ago, the state approved two hospitals in Berkeley: Trident's planned 50-bed facility in Moncks Corner and Roper's 50-beds proposed at Carnes Crossroads to service the Goose Creek community. 

Roper welcomed the decision, but Trident has balked at two facilities — claiming the county's population can't support both. The two companies  earlier this year.

In community meetings in the Moncks Corner area earlier this year, Trident argued that Goose Creek already has a hospital — Trident Medical Center on University Boulevard in North Charleston.

In his letter to the community, Roper President and CEO David Dunlap said the hospital group is ready to build its new facility and is already providing care and health fairs in Berkeley County.

"Many of you are old friends, and we hope all of you will be our neighbors, as even more people understand Roper St. Francis’ commitment to build a beautiful, full service hospital for you and your families," Dunlap writes.

Residents are urged to write letters to the editor to be published on Goose Creek Patch by emailing greg.hambrick@patch.com.